Action brought on 17 September 2021 — Société Elmar Wolf v EUIPO — Fuxtec (Representation of a fox’s head)

(Case T-596/21)

(2021/C 462/67)

Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties

Applicant: Société Elmar Wolf (Wissembourg, France) (represented by: N. Boespflug, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Fuxtec GmbH (Herrenberg, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of a figurative mark (Representation of a fox’s head) — International registration designating the European Union No 1 339 239

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 July 2021 in Case R 2834/2019-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision in so far as it states that the mark applied for is similar to the earlier mark;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs;

—	order the company Fuxtec GmbH to pay the costs occasioned by its intervention, if such intervention has taken place.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.